New York farmers have had their share of challenges this season, but Northern New York's only cranberry farmer said his crop is thriving. Our Sarah Hagen visited the bogs for harvesting and explains why the North Country climate is ideal for cranberries.

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BRASHER FALLS, N.Y. -- The dry cranberry beds were flooded...and the harvesting began.

Deer River Cranberries Owner Peter Paquin said, "We loosen the berries from the vines, and they float up, and now we are pulling them in with a boom or a rack and we're putting them in the truck."

While most Northern New York farmers felt the effects of this growing season's unusual weather, Peter Paquin says the berry market hasn't been hit as hard.

Paquin said, "It's been a bad summer. There was too much rain, but it doesn't really affect them."

And frost is not a concern either. Paquin has been growing cranberries for a decade in Northern New York. He said despite a surplus of berries and a dip in the market, this year will still be a healthy year financially.

"The market from berries is down, but it is still a good market," he said.

But he warns that "good returns" are never instantaneous.

"We use a vine to start with, and it takes four years for the bed to get established, so once you make your final investment you still have to work at it for four more years before you see a profit," said Paquin.

But once a bed is established, it can last anywhere from 50 to 100 years.

This season, not all of the cranberries will be harvested. The remaining crop will use the cold winter months to mature.

"During the winter we put water on them and they freeze over so it doesn't matter how cold it gets. From the middle of December to the middle of March they stay under water or under ice," said Paquin.

A total of 12 beds were harvested this fall, all of which had Stevens cranberries, a variety that is larger and sweeter than others.